BOTANICAL ALCHEMY
Botanical Alchemy is our our year-long exploration of how the botanical world shapes wine from root to glass. Each quarter celebrates a plant archetype — Willow, Peony, Sunflower, and Cedar — that mirrors the emotional and sensory qualities of the season. Through this lens, our winemakers and curators bring together bottles that don’t just taste extraordinary; they carry the mood, movement, and meaning of the natural world. This is wine guided by the seasons. Wine shaped by elements. Wine infused with the poetry of plants. Welcome to the year of Botanical Alchemy.
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Quarter I : RESILIENCE & REGROWTH
Willow — Like the willow bending toward the first warm breezes, Quarter I celebrates wines that capture resilience and new beginnings. Willow embodies this gentle awakening. Vines stir from winter dormancy, and the cellar follows suit with bottles that shimmer with freshness and mineral lift. Expect alpine whites, pét-nats, and coastal varietals that feel alive with motion. Our curation highlights wines with freshness and lift: bright botanicals, mineral threads, and the promise of new life unfurling.
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Quarter II : ROMANCE & ABUNDANCE
Peony — As the landscape blooms into fullness, Quarter II turns to wines that perfume the air and glide like silk. Inspired by the lush generosity of the peony, this quarter highlights rosés, floral whites, and light reds that radiate softness and quiet luxury. These are wines that smell like summer is beginning — lifted, delicate, and impossibly pretty.
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Quarter III : VITALITY & JOY
Sunflower — Quarter III bursts open with the unapologetic joy of high summer: golden, warm, and full of life. Like sunflowers turning their faces toward the brightest days, these wines are generous and sun-kissed. Expect skin-contact whites, Mediterranean blends, and fruit-forward chilled reds that taste like long days, open windows, and shared tables.
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Quarter IV : STRENGTH & GROUNDING
Cedar — As the seasons settle and the earth cools, Quarter IV draws inspiration from the steadfast cedar: rooted, aromatic, and quietly powerful. These wines carry depth and structure, leaning into earthy textures, warm spice, and winter citrus. Think structured reds and age-worthy blends.